What happens during the process of immunosurveillance?
a. T cells recognizing and destroying the abnormal cell
b. White cells (WBC) destroying the abnormal cell
c. Excretion of histamine to interfere with the replication of the abnormal cell
d. B cells attaching to abnormal cell
ANS: A
The T cells are responsible for immunosurveillance by recognizing an abnormal cell and destroying it.
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